Chris Schad

16 Apr 2009

New stadiums create new problems

I’m here to talk about a tragedy not only in many professional sports. Most of us who are sports fans dream of seeing our favorite team live and we never forget that first time we went to our favorite team’s […]

26 Mar 2009

Cutler is all the Vikings need

Throughout my life, the Minnesota Vikings have played musical quarterbacks. Since my birth in 1986 the Vikings have used Tommy Kramer, Wade Wilson, Rich Gannon, Jim McMahon, Warren Moon, Brad Johnson, Jeff George, Daunte Culpepper, Brad Johnson again, Tarvaris Jackson […]

12 Mar 2009

Pro wrestling a soap opera for men

I’m going to make a bold declaration here. To understand where I’m at, you should know where I’ve been. When I was a little kid, I had a grandpa who taught me a lot of what I know today. One […]

19 Feb 2009

TwinsFest all about Mauer

A couple weeks ago I attended TwinsFest at the Metrodome. For those of you who don’t know TwinsFest is a convention where Twins fans gather and throw down ridiculous amounts of money to get autographs. I had just gotten done […]

30 Oct 2008

Football brings joy, anguish

  Minnesota football sure is an interesting creature, isn’t it? Both the Vikings and the Gophers are very similar. Both teams toy with their fans’ emotions. Even when it looks impossible that they’ll be relevant, they always find a way […]

09 Oct 2008

Fantasy football picks frustrate long-time fan

  Has anybody ever wondered why I hate Brett Favre so much? It’s kind of a touchy subject if you ask me, but here goes nothing. It was Dec. 22, 2003. Yours truly was in an all-or-nothing fantasy football league.  […]

25 Sep 2008

Morneau could be next AL MVP

Two years ago I sat in my dorm room in Stratton Hall glued to ESPNews. The American League Most Valuable Player announcement was going to flash on the screen any second and I hoped that Justin Morneau would defeat the […]

24 Apr 2008

Minnesota teams disappoint fan

Dear Mr. John Madden,   First of all, let me say I am a huge fan of your work. I know you’ve been going through some tough times recently with the retirement of Brett Favre, but hang in there. The […]

03 Apr 2008

Simon's aggression adds to wild play

Just a couple months ago, the Minnesota Wild were in need of some serious help. They were one of the most inconsistent teams in the league.   One minute, you’d think that the Wild would catch fire, take the NHL […]

27 Mar 2008

Despite losing Santana, Twins season looks bright

In 2001, the Minnesota Twins came off another losing season. The Twins were an afterthought in not only the baseball world, but their own state.   The Twins averaged about 9,000 fans a game and showed little promise of improving. […]